Amber Michael ended the suspense with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the eighth inning. Amanda Lewis also went deep for the Vanguards. She finished with two hits and three RBIs.

In nonleague action:

Cardinal O'Hara 16, Academy Park 1

Molly Rafferty had a monster game, going 3-for-3 with one triple, one home run, seven RBIs and three runs scored. Grace Boston and Alissa DiSciascio had two RBIs and three runs scored each.

Courtney McGreal had the only hit and drove in the only run for Academy Park.

Boys Lacrosse

Upper Darby 17, Bonner-Prendergast 6

The Royals exploded for 10 goals in the second quarter to get past the Friars. Matt Rucci dominated the faceoff circle (10-for-14), and also had seven ground balls, two goals and one assist.

Chris Stone powered the offense with six goals and one assist. Ryan Simpson added two goals and four assists and Dante Desimone added two goals and two assists. Nick Saraceni tallied twice for Bonner-Prendergast.

Marple Newtown 13, Interboro 5

Tyler Kostack, Aaron Bryant and Billy Morgan tallied three goals each for the Tigers. Kostack also had two assists. Markos Kacrakazis (10-for-17) and Scott Zell (3-for-3) were a combined 13-for-20 on faceoffs. Steve Viola paced the defense.

Dave Kilgore led Interboro with three goals. Dave Hearn added a pair of goals.

Girls Lacrosse

Villa Joseph Marie 19, Sacred Heart 9

Kristin Fitzpatrick and the Gems were too much for the Lions. Fitzpatrick collected 10 goals and two assists. Jenna Palumbo led Sacred Heart with three goals. Annie Posillico chipped in with a pair of scores.

In nonleague action:

Interboro 17, Sun Valley 11

The Bucs scored 10 times in the first half to take this contest. Sami Barnett led the way with seven goals. Brianna Golden and Alexia Ellis chipped in with three goals each.

Madison Collins led a high-powered Marple Newtown attack with four goals and four assists. Erin Carpenter added five goals and one assist, while Lauren Ferguson contributed two goals and two assists.

Kelly Monaghan led the Pandas with two goals.

Boys Tennis

Haverford School 7, Conestoga 0

The two-time defending PIAA champion Pioneers could not keep up with the streaking Fords. Zach and Ben Leib won their singles matches, and three of the four doubles teams won in straight sets to extend the Fords' winning streak to 37 matches.

Nathan Kidambi and Naryan Rustgi (No. 1), James Shecter and James Carte (No. 2) and John Zipf and Drew Clark (No. 4) won their resepective doubles matches in straight sets.

Garnet Valley 5, Chichester 0

Ronnie Vitola did not lose a game at third singles. Steve Simunov and Jared Varretti won their singles matches in straight sets.

Girls Golf

Notre Dame 231, Episcopal Academy 240

Freshmen Gabby Morganti and Maddie Keane came up big again for the Irish. Morganti fired a 47 and Keane came in with a 48 to help Notre Dame (2-0) remain undefeated. Coryn Mullen carded an 8-over par 43 to lead the Irish.